"The martial arts of Longhu Mountain and Biluo Palace have many similarities. Their pace and boxing techniques are all based on lightness and agility." Yuan Ji saw that Wen Zhang and Zhang Quanyi were fighting faster and faster. He knew that I couldn't see the situation clearly. Then he explained aloud.
"This is like a discussion between brothers from the same sect. It seems that there is indeed a connection between the two sects."
"Well, Young Master is right. There is not much difference in the basic lines of martial arts between these two schools."
Just as he was talking, the two people on the field were fighting fast, and they fired another twenty moves.
The fight started. Wen Zhang shouted softly: "Look at the fist." Then he saw Wen Zhang slightly pushing his right foot on the ground. He turned his waist and raised his shoulders. His upper body leaned to the left. His right arm moved from flexion to extension. His right fist struck like a gust of wind sweeping down a fallen leaf. On the left side of the opponent's face, Zhang Quanyi was calm and unhurried. He faced each other with wrong steps and punched to block. He also punched Wen Zhang in a similar way.
"What a fast punch." I praised secretly.
"Young Master, the punch that Wen Zhang just punched was one of the thirteen soaring fists of their Dragon and Tiger Sect, the 'right to the sky'. It was fast and powerful. And the boxing technique used by Jun Bao seemed to be quite similar to this set of soaring fists. near."
I said "yes" and continued reading.
"Sir, there are beginning to be differences in the moves between these two people." Fang Ling said while watching. "Wen Zhang's moves are exquisite. Each move seems to show that they have been refined over time. And Zhang Quanyi's moves Although it is similar to Wen Zhang’s approach, it gives me a paradoxical feeling.”
"Well, Ling'er is indeed a master..." At this point, Yuan Ji seemed to suddenly think of something. After thinking for a while, he said, "Yes. Jun Bao's method is a bit like the Tai Chi that the young master once said. The essence of boxing is important. Emphasis is placed on intention rather than form."
I told Yuan Ji that one of the essences of Tai Chi is to focus on the meaning rather than the form. But I can’t explain the specific form of it in martial arts. I don’t know the way.
Wen Zhang's routines were sharp and angular, light yet heavy. Zhang Quanyi's moves seemed a bit rough and even fragmented. "Could this be the prototype of Tai Chi?" I thought for a moment.
The two were still very fast. They fought dozens of moves in the blink of an eye. At first, Zhang Quan was more defensive than offensive. On the surface, he seemed to be at a slight disadvantage. However, Wen Zhang always failed at key points. As for this competition, because Zhang Quanyi had already become a disciple of Yuan Ji beforehand, I didn’t have to think about who would win or lose. I didn’t need to worry about any harm. I just viewed it as an exhibition match.
"After all, Jun Bao's actual combat experience is still a little short. If he continues to fight, he will gradually lose to him."
Fang Ling and I naturally have no doubts about Yuan Ji's statement. Xiao Tian, who doesn't know anything about martial arts, also knows that Yuan Ji is a master in this industry and believes it very much.
Fang Ling became more and more excited as he watched: "Xiao Wenzhang has made rapid progress recently."
I smiled and said, "Ling'er, who is more powerful compared to you or Wen Zhang?"
"It's hard to say. There has been no competition. I think the number of winners and losers will be between 50 and 50. What do you think, sir?"
Yuan Ji also smiled and said: "It's almost the same. Cut it in half."
Just as Yuan Ji judged, the two-point situation on the court began to change. When the two of them were fighting to the seventh or eightyth move, Wen Zhang suddenly raised the Longhu Mountain Lost Tracking pace to the extreme. His fists were like ghosts. He was very cunning and attacked Zhang Quanyi from different directions.
Yuan Ji continued: "Wen Zhang's body and boxing skills work well together. His grasp of timing is even better than Jun Bao's."
At this time, Wen Zhang suddenly turned his fists into palms and struck sideways. He struck out nine palms in a row. The nine palms were connected in a series. They seemed fast, but they were all feints. This made Zhang Quanyi, who was inexperienced in combat, finally reveal his skills. There was a flaw everywhere. When there was no time to attack, Wen Zhang seized this flaw and used the move "Danfeng Chaoyang". However, he saw that his right fist moved up and caught Zhang Quanyi's attacking fists. His left fist hit the opponent's old force. Has lost. Before the new strength is released, quickly hit the opponent's right shoulder.
Of course, when this punch hit Zhang Quanyi, Wen Zhang had already withdrawn all his strength.
"Okay, let's end it here." Yuan Ji stood up and said.
Zhang Quan nodded, took a step back, cupped his fists and said, "I lost. Wen Shaoxia. Sure enough, he is very skilled in martial arts. Zichong admires him."
"Zichong, ah, Brother Junbao, I just have a slight upper hand. It's still early to win or lose."
"This is just a discussion. There is no winner or loser. You two just need to learn from it. Sir, please comment."
"Yes, Young Master," Yuan Ji said. "Jun Bao lost this competition. But it was not due to pure martial arts. It was due to actual combat experience. When Wen Zhang's nine consecutive palm attacks came, Jun Bao lost. Bao, you just need to remain unchanged in response to all changes. You can continue like this. Maybe you thought that Wen Zhang's nine palm attacks were too fast and would easily expose empty doors, so you should turn your defense into an offense."
Zhang Quan nodded and said, "Master, that's exactly what it is."
"Although Wen Zhang is young, he has a lot of actual combat experience. The timing of these nine consecutive feints is very good. Jun Bao defends more and attacks less. After a long battle, he really wants to change this situation quickly. And Wen Zhang Wen Zhang cleverly gave this opportunity to Jun Bao. This caused Jun Bao's flaw to appear. At the same time, Wen Zhang seized Jun Bao's flaw in time and won the victory in one fell swoop. Jun Bao's defense is not a disadvantage. Offensive is not an advantage. Therefore, offense and defense are just different ways of expression in martial arts. In the competition just now, Wen Zhang turned the offensive into an advantage, and then turned the advantage into a victory. This was done quite well. ." At this point, Yuan Ji clapped his hands and praised. "In general, the martial arts attainments of the two of you are quite good. At least I couldn't reach such a level when I was your age. Well, you are worthy of being from a famous family. after."
"Thank you, Master, for your teaching."
"Thank you Mr. Yuan for your advice."
"Well, Jun Bao. In essence, the martial arts methods of you and Wen Zhang should be from the same lineage. But they are slightly different in details. Did your master say anything when he taught you martial arts?"
Zhang Quanyi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "My master never said anything off-topic when he was teaching martial arts to his disciples."
Wen Zhang asked: "Brother Junbao, the movement technique you just performed is similar to the movement technique I learned. What is its name?"
"It's called the Lotus Maze Step."
Fang Lingdao: "Xiao Wenzhang. Then what is the name of your Dragon and Tiger Sect's movement technique?"
"It's called Mizongbu."
"Lotus Mizongbu, Mizongbu. It sounds very similar."
Wen Zhang nodded and said: "If you have the chance, you must ask the master, uncle."
Seeing that it was getting late, I said, "It's getting late today. Let's compare it with you next time. By the way, Quanyi. If you don't mind, just stay here."
"Sir, this..."
Yuan Ji said: "Jun Bao, if you don't have any relatives in Lin'an, just consider this place as your home for the time being. It won't be too late to discuss it if you have other ideas in the future."
"Yes, Master."
"Xiao Tian, go find Xiao Si and ask him to arrange Quan Yi's accommodation. Also, inform Zheng Huchen and ask him to go to Shifeng tomorrow night."
"Yes, young master."
"Brother, I will also participate in the next martial arts competition."
"Okay. Let's learn from each other's strengths and complement each other's weaknesses. I'll review it with my husband and explain it. I think it will be beneficial to all of you."
Yuan Ji said: "Master Shengming, this method is the best way to promote the progress of young warriors."
"Well. Quanyi. Have a good rest tonight."
"Thank you, sir."
"Zhang Quanyi. Zhang Sanfeng." I thought to myself when I left. "This is a big man. But how will he go in the future? Will he become the immortal figure in history who founded the Wudang sect? Or will he become... ....."
Later generations will list Jia Sidao as one of the four treacherous officials in the Southern Song Dynasty. Although Jia Sidao is indeed one of the main reasons for the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, he is definitely not the culprit. If we must select the four treacherous officials during the Southern Song Dynasty, these are Jia Sidao can also be among them. Of course, if I were asked, I would only name a few of the most foolish kings in the Southern Song Dynasty.
In fact, history can rarely evaluate a person comprehensively. Especially in the ancient feudal society ruled by men. People always like to simply divide historical figures into good people and bad people. And they do not do things right for people. When they meet the so-called bad people .In this case, no matter what is right or wrong, it will be derogatory. On the contrary, it will be all praise.
Jia Sidao was not a heinous person. Wen Tianxiang was not the kind of talent who could stabilize the country.
Although I am not a historian, I came directly to the true face of history.
Objectively speaking, Jia Sidao had merits and demerits, but his faults outweighed his merits. His achievements mainly lay in the early defense of the Huaihe River and Jinghu areas. He made certain contributions in defense, city building, field camp and school construction. When Jia Sidao came to power in the late period, the public land law he implemented was unanimously considered to be one of the main reasons for the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty. To this day, I have changed my original idea on this point. The public land law raised a lot of money for the Southern Song Dynasty. The military expenditure itself is an event that benefits the country and the people but is not beneficial to the ruling class (big landlord class). During the implementation process, it encountered strong opposition from these people, causing the process to go wrong, and ordinary people also suffered. But this is hardly one of his crimes. As for Jia Sidao, there are many mistakes. After he entered the dynasty, in the early days, eunuchs were prohibited from intervening in politics and relatives were allowed to exercise power, which made the inside and outside awe. However, soon after, Jia Sidao Daobian committed a series of crimes such as monopolizing government affairs, rejecting dissidents, forming cliques for personal gain, and extravagant corruption. He was unshirkable in accelerating the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was a powerful prime minister or a treacherous minister.
In the impression of the Mongolian Khan Kublai Khan, the enemy of the Song Dynasty, Jia Sidao was a rare capable minister. Especially in the last few years of Song Lizong's reign. Because Song Lizong ignored the government affairs, Jia Sidao almost became the leader of the Southern Song Dynasty. The spokesperson of the imperial court.
In the Battle of Ezhou in 1259, Jia Sidao commanded the Song army to build a gate with trees in the city. It was built overnight. The Mongolian troops who entered the city through caves were in a passive position and were beaten. Even Kublai Khan had to attack Jia Sidao. He was deeply impressed and said to the counselors around him: "I am safe as a Taoist man can use it." When the Mongolian army reviewed the reasons for the defeat, Kublai Khan said: "The only one who defended the city was Jia Zhizhi. You ten No one can defeat him. He can't kill someone for several months. It's your crime. Isn't it the crime of the scholars?"
Opponents' evaluations are often more pertinent. After the demise of the Song Dynasty, the Song general who surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty said: "In the Song Dynasty, there were strong ministers like Jia Sidao who were good at governing the country. They were all good at etiquette and scribes, but they only underestimated the military attachés. The ministers and others had been grievances for a long time, and their hearts were disintegrated. .So I look forward to sending money." These surrendered generals only said that Jia Sidao valued scribes over warriors. There was no other accusation of "misleading the country and deceiving the emperor".
However, all of this will only exist in the history I know. With my arrival, future history will definitely be rewritten. The "History of the Yuan Dynasty" that will be passed down to future generations will definitely not exist. "History of the Song Dynasty", "History of the Mongolia" 》It will naturally change accordingly.